Our Favorite Super Food: Chia Seeds!

Hey everyone! We have jumped on board the Chia Seed train and we want to share with you guys why!

This little seed is more than just a trendy add on ingredient at your favorite smoothie shop—the chia seed is chock full of health benefits!

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Chia seeds are filled with powerful ingredients like omega-3 fatty acids, carbohydrates, protein, fiber, antioxidants and calcium. These seeds both boost your energy and help curb your caloric intake by filling you up quickly. As a beauty company we might be biased, but our favorite benefit of the chia seed is that they can enhance and strengthen your skin, hair and nails—who can complain about that!

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It is supereasy to incorporate chia seeds into your daily diet. One way that we like to eat chia seeds is by adding it to our breakfast via a smoothie or bowl of oatmeal. All you have to do is sprinkle the seeds in! Another great way to eat chia seeds is by marrying it with coconut or almond milk to make chia pudding! When the seeds are mixed with the milk, the seeds expand and get fluffy, gaining tapioca like texture. The process of making chia seed pudding is super easy and the end result is always delicious!

Our favorite basic recipe:

Mix together and refrigerate it covered for 1 hour or more. We prep and let it cool overnight.

* we sometimes add 2 spoonful cooked oatmeal to the pudding when serving.

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You can easily make your own variations to this recipe by replacing some ingredients with similar textured ingredients: cocoa powder, peanut butter, almond butter, bananas, raspberries, mango, coconuts, etc.

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Here are a few ideas for other recipes from around the web:

Creamsicle Chia Pudding:

This delicious treat is your favorite summer ice cream treat, but healthy! The citrus, vanilla blend tastes just like a creamsicle and will remind you of long, summer days.

Pumpkin Season Chia Pudding:

Pumpkin Spice Lattes are so last season–now we are all about the pumpkin coconut chia seed pudding. It doesn’t matter what time of the year it is, this recipe will get you in the mindset of colorful leaves, hayrides and halloween!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Chia Pudding:

It is impossible to go wrong with the combination of peanut butter and chocolate and this recipe is no exception. Next time you are craving a sweet treat, binge out guilt free on this delicious dessert chia pudding!